Hand-stamp.



Patented `Aug. l, |899.

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JOHN A. HEANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- IIALF TOVILLIAM L. TETER, OF SAME PLACE.

HAND-STAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o; 630,222, dated August1, 1899.

Application led January 24,1899. Serial No. 703,225. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. HEANY, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania,have invented certain newand useful Improvementsin Hand- Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to a hand-stamp of the type known as a rubberstamp for deriving impressions therefrom and of the type in which thetype or printing-face and the support for the same are both flexible andthe support so arranged as to yield transversely, 0r substantially so,to the direction of exerted pressure of the stamp in deriving theimprint or impression from the said type or printingface of the stamp.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable,and inexpensive hand-stamp for various purposes and one so constructedand arranged as that in use itis adapted to afford accurate impressionsfrom the entire printing-face of the stamp irrespective of whether thesurface to receive such an imprint or impression is uneven, fiat, round,or angular.

My invention, stated in general terms, consists of a hand-stampsubstantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature and scope of my present invention will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which- Figure l is aperspective view of a handstamp embodying particular features of myinvention ready for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the stamp withits flexible support in a position while being used to obtain accurateimpressions from the type or printing-face of the stamp whether thesurface to receive such imprint is uneven, flat, partially round, orangular. Figs. 3 and 4 are top or plan views of two different forms ofthe material to constitute the mat-like flexible tubular support for thetype or printing-face of the stamp, and Figs. 5 and 6 are respectivelyend views of the same. v

Referring to the drawings, a represents a handle suitably secured to anoblon g or other shape base Z1.

C is a flexible and yielding tubular support, of rubber or the like,which consists of a series of integral horizon tally-disposed tubes c,each separated from the other by a partition c and forming a tubularmat-like support. The surface on one side of each tube of the series ofthe support is flat, as at c2, while the other side c3 is grooved at c4,as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6. The partition between two tubes of theseries of the flexibleand yielding support C as viewed in cross-sectionis so arranged as to provide substantially V-shaped grooves c5 and c6between the tubes from both faces of the support to facilitate, whenpressure is exerted in a downward direction upon the stamp, an accurateimpression without regard to the character of the surface to receivesuch impression-that is, whether the surface is fiat, round, angular, orotherwise.

In Figs. 3 and 5 the flexible and yielding support C differs from thathereinbefore explained in that the groove c4, formed in one face of eachtube of the series of the support, is omitted and the surface is flat onboth sides; but the substantially V-shaped grooves c5 and c betweenevery two tubes of the series of the support are retained for affordingthe degree of yield for accurate impressionsfor example, as illustratedin Fig. 2, when pressure is exerted 0n the stamp in a downwarddirection, or substantially so, to derive an impression from the stamp.D is the type printing-face cemented or otherwise secured to the tubularsupport C. The support C, it will be understood, is secured by beingcemented or in any-other manner to the base l), having the fixed orremovable handle a. It is to be observed from Figs. ,l and 2 of thedrawings that it matters not whether pressure downward is exertedcarelessly or guardedlywby reason of the peculiar' formation of thetubular support C of the form of either Figs. 3 and 5 or Figs. 1t and 6the same degree of accuracy of impression will be obtained withoutregard to the shape or condition of the surface to receive theimpression from the stamp.

Having thus described the nature and 0broo ject of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hand-stamp having a base, a exible and yielding support having onesurface secured to said base and a type or printing-face secured to theother surface of said support, said support consisting of a series ofpolygonal tubes united together at contiguous angles to form angularspaces between the series of tubes of said support, substantially as andfor the purposes described.

2. A hand-stamp having a base, a exible and yielding support,oonsistingof a series of integral horizontally disposed tubes separated from eachother by an oset partition from each face of the tubes of said supportand a groove formed in one face of each tube and extending the lengththereof and a type or printing-faee secured to said support,substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.l

JOHN A. HEANY.

Witnesses:

J. WALTER DoUGLAss, THOMAS M. SMITH.

